Robert Grooms, winner of the UoP Best Cinematography Award sponsored by VMI, shooting with his rental prize 31 March 2023 Robert Grooms is a talented cinematographer who graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2022, having won their Best Cinematography prize for his work on the dystopian film, frequency. The … Read more
VMI hosts local students for an Insight Day 22 March 2023 VMI hosted 20 students from across 7 different West London Colleges to attend an insight day at VMI. Business studies and Media studies students were given a tour and attended … Read more
VMI Halves Carbon Emissions since 2019 13 March 2023 VMI has completed its third Carbon audit, which confirms that CO2 emissions have reduced for a 3rd year and are now at half of 2019 levels, two full years ahead … Read more
Bristol Building Solar expanded to 15KW 3 March 2023 VMI’s Bristol building which was fitted with a 10.6KW Solar PV array in 2022, has been expanded to 15KW in March 2023 in order to provide the majority of it’s … Read more
VMI is awarded Highly Commended in West London Business Awards 2023 2 March 2023 VMI, a has been awarded Highly Commended for Park Royal Business of the Year and named a finalist for Race To Zero Company of the Year in the West London … Read more
VMI profiled in Ealing news for 2023 West London Business Awards 22 February 2023 Link: https://ealing.news/business/ealing-news-meets-vmi-tv-shortlisted-for-west-london-business-awards-2023/ EALING.NEWS meets VMI.TV, shortlisted for West London Business Awards 2023. Article reproduced from EALING.NEWS reporter 21 February, 2023 Eleven businesses based in Ealing have been shortlisted in 11 categories at this year’s West … Read more
Free Introductory Lighting Courses Run 8 February 2023 VMI hosted a one day introductory course in February for anyone in the industry wanting to know more about lighting and specifically, learning how to light.The course was given by … Read more
5 years of Wellness Days at VMI 1 February 2023 As a monthly treat, VMI arranges for a masseuse to visit VMI in Acton on the last Tuesday of the month to give a personal massage to consenting staff. It … Read more
Josh Barker passes his Camera-Tech Apprenticeship 31 January 2023 After 2.5 years of planning to design a new apprenticeship standard, 3 apprentices started the scheme with VMI in August 2021. Fast forward 18-months and our first Apprentice, Josh Barker, … Read more
VMI Sponsors Year 2 of KIFF Film Festival 31 January 2023 VMI loves to support new entrants to the industry and is a founder member of a brand new film festival which started last year. The Kingston International Film Festival aims … Read more
VMI Supports Roundhouse Young Filmmakers 30 January 2023 VMI has been a long been a supporter of young filmmakers by providing discounted equipment for the Roundhouse Young Creatives Group, who help new entrants to the industry to learn … Read more
2022 VMI Annual Client Survey – Best Ever Results 27 January 2023 In December/January 2023, we held our 15th annual client satisfaction survey, asking all VMI clients who had hired from us in the previous 12 months exactly what they thought about … Read more
VMI supports 3 new film makers to make a film 18 January 2023 VMI sponsors Casa creative studios scheme to support three filmmakers from under-represented backgrounds to help to make three films. VMI are supplying a camera equipment package to launch this new … Read more
Building a circular economy into every business 2 January 2023 We all like the idea of sustainable business and sustainable living but what about adopting sustainable techniques in an office? Barry Bassett from VMI was thinking about this when he … Read more
VMI is Double Winner at 2022 West London Business Awards 31 December 2022 VMI Named Park Royal Business of the Year For Leading On Climate Change and Barry Bassett is named West London Business Leader of the Year. The actions and leadership of … Read more
VMI’s Christmas-themed New Products Day was a great success 24 December 2022 We arranged an amazing event in early December 2022, which was superbly received, attended by several hundred visitors and above all, was great fun! Instead of a full written account, … Read more
VMI Eliminates Plastic Waste from Cleaning Products 13 December 2022 A year into committing to use Splosh as a supplier of cleaning products, VMI has all but eradicated plastic waste from bottles and cartons. Splosh manufacture environmentally-friendly hand soap, dishwasher … Read more
Bristol’s 1st EV arrives 1 November 2022 The supply chain issues post-COVID has meant that Bristol has been waiting a full year for their first of two EV to arrive with their electric van expected to arrive … Read more
Excellent Bristol Lighting Event Held in October 26 October 2022 VMI held a very successful lighting event at the brand-new Boomsatsuma studios in Brislington, Bristol on 25 October 2022. Thanks for running the led lighting day in Bristol, which was … Read more
VMI Implements using Potato Starch Bags for Sealing Filters 19 October 2022 After widespread experimentation with different materials, VMI finally took delivery of its first bags made entirely of potato starch which break down in a regular consumer compost bin within 3-months. … Read more
It all started with a comment… 7 September 2022 It all started with a comment back in 2018: Like many companies, VMI regularly engaged in customer questionnaires seeking feedback on product and service and like any company there will … Read more
How A Supportive Team Say Farewell 25 August 2022 Many people have described working at VMI as feeling a bit like being in a family (without the seasonal discord bit at Christmas…). Well, we think that this is quite … Read more
VMI Shortlisted for ProMoviemaker Rental Company of the Year 2 August 2022 Pro MovieMaker Magazine has written this terrific article on VMI’s environmental crusade as a reason for shortlisting VMI for their Gear of the Year award. A COMPANY WITH A CONSCIENCE … Read more
Sustainable Dog 27 July 2022 There has been a lot of research demonstrating the positive impact that pets can have on staff, just by being in the workplace. So if you visit VMI in Acton, … Read more